It’s beginning to look like the Green Bay Packers might have overpaid for their quarterback of the future. Nine weeks in and a 6-3 record that looks a lot better on paper than it really is. Jordan Love has been anything but the franchise QB they thought they were getting. Can he still be? Of course he can. But not if he keeps making boneheaded plays like he did again today in the Packers 24-14 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Love looked like he should not have been playing. He was off target and threw yet another unbelievably dumb pick-six that essentially ended the game in the final minute of the first half. The Lions went up 17-3 at that point and then 24-3 to open the second half and it was game over.
The main reason for the loss, however, was the Packers endless stream of mistakes that never get corrected. Week after week they drop passes and commit stupid penalty after stupid penalty. When there is no accountability for making a mistake they continue to happen. It is the coaches responsibility to hold players accountable and head coach Matt LaFleur is simply not doing his job.
Defense did its job
The Packers’ defense played fairly well. They only gave up two touchdown drives and held the highest scoring team in the league to 17 points. The other seven was a gift from Love. Getting a stop to open the third quarter, however, could have changed the game and once again they failed when needed the most. All in all, though, the defense played good enough to win.
The Packers have two weeks to think about their pathetic performance before facing the Bears in Chicago on November 17. The Bears lost today to fall to 4-4 but have New England at home next week so will likely be 5-4 heading into the Packers’ game. The loser will likely be in last place in the division. Yikes.